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Subliminal Wikipedia

jacob — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:04:55 +0000

Basically there are three types of Wikipedia editors: 1) Factual editors, who actually contribute to the educational merit of Wikipedia, 2) morons, who think it’s funny to edit Janis Joplin’s Wikipedia page to say that she ate cats, and 3) very clever editors, who are the true topic of this blog post… So, I recently heard Phish’s cover of the Who’s “My Generation” and I checked the song’s Wikipedia article to see if Phish was listed under the “Cover Versions” section. They already were; I read the section anyway, and came upon a very clever edit (pictured right).

Writing a Wikipedia Article – Part IV

jacob — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:28:05 +0000

I was casually checking in on my Wikipedia article, as I do from time to time and read this:
“This article was nominated for deletion. The debate was closed on 01 May 2009 with a consensus to merge the content into the article Late Night with Conan O’Brien.”
The discussion page for this article calls “Late Night Cowboy” a “Non-notable song” and says it “isn’t really noatable [sic] enough to have it’s own article.”
Really? I have compiled a list of songs that aren’t nearly as “significant” as “Late Night Cowboy,” that also have Wikipedia articles: Row, Row, Row Your Boat, I Want a New Duck, Give Me the Keys (And I’ll Drive You Crazy), Harpua, The Best of Both Worlds, Rock Star, basically anything by Hannah Montana, Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep, Wham Rap!, the theme from Ghostbusters, See You In My Nightmares… I could go on but I think I made my point.
The point is: if the above songs can get their own Wikipedia articles, then “Late Night Cowboy” – probably the most significant country-western song ever written by an Irish late night talk show host about falling in love with a sitcom mom – should definitely have its own article.

Writing a Wikipedia Article – Part III

jacob — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:34:02 +0000

Waiting for the article to be deleted…
After writing a Wikipedia article about something as insignificant as a country-western song written by a late night talk show host fourteen years ago, it’s only a matter of time before the article gets deleted.
Now I must endure the grueling process of waiting for some Wikipedia big-wig to notice my measly Wikipedia article and with one swipe of his mouse delete all my hard work.
The best way to get someone to notice your article is by linking it from another article. I have linked my page to the Stairway to Heaven page under the Success and Influence section. Hopefully my addition to this page won’t be deleted.